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Come Fly With Me…
Friday, August 19th, 2011A Brick can be FUN…
Thursday, August 11th, 2011We wanted to add a whimiscal element to a reception we did for Yahoo! a couple of days ago.
We had an idea, but knew we would need something pretty heavy so it wouldn’t float away…
So we decided to use a brick. But we didn’t just want a regular brick. It needed to add a little something to the event – even if it was just sitting on the floor.
So with some painters tape, 1 can of white spray paint and 1 can of purple spray paint…Alyssa (our lovely Summer intern) and I went to town…
Spraying in action
YAY! Chevron Bricks
Now you might be wondering what these bricks were going to be used for….
Well – check it out!
A Brick...
The FRILL
The 36" Balloon and Orb
The FINAL product
Remember to always add a little FUN to your events…even if some of the fun is on the floor. 
A Theme in Disguise {A Real Life Story}
Friday, July 1st, 2011This post isn’t “officially” corporate events related like the majority of my posts are. But it is about a situation that any corporate events person would understand.
What do you want the theme of the party to be?
You brainstorm…
You come up with 10 different ideas on how you could make it work…
Here is a REAL LIFE story…
My girlfriend called me this morning and wanted some advice on what she could do for her daughter’s birthday party that was happening this Saturday night….(btw – it’s Friday.)
My friend: Daughter’s birthday is Saturday and I have to do something
Me: What are you thinking about?
Friend: It’s a sleepover and daughter invited 8 of her friends
Me: Did you send an invite
Friend: No – Mass Text to all her friends
Me: Guess what? You have a theme…
Friend: WHAT? How do you figure?
Me: She texted – make the theme about texting. Use LOL and TTYL and BFF, etc.
So…
Cupcake Toppers & Treat Bags
I whipped up some cupcake toppers and treat bags. Now she is an instant COOL mom!
How could this possibly relate to corporate events?
Take ONE element and go with it. Inspiration is everywhere…a pillow, a font treatment, music, a tag line…and in this case…a mass text to girlfriends inviting them over for a sleepover.
~Caryl
Boring Tableskirts…BEGONE!
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
Tucker’s Pokeball Inspired Birthday Party
Monday, September 14th, 2009We had a great time creating Tucker’s Pokeball themed Birthday Party this year. I was able to get inspiration from so many different places to create the party of his dreams.
Amy Atlas puts together amazing dessert tables and we created one with Pokemon in mind. Tucker thought of all the names for the candies. We even made Gummy Sushi called Magic Carp!!
Amy Atlas Inspired Dessert Table
The honeycomb globes were from Martha Stewart. We were on the hunt for the perfect color. It’s amazing how many pink and blues you can find.
The invitations were all handmade. I can say that I’m now a master pokeball maker. We purchased the supplies for the invitation from the Paper Source in San Jose. I love that store. I could spend hours there.
I love TomKatStudio’s Cupcake Monday inspirations. We used Wilton Stand that she recommended and decorated. Gotta love zot strips.
We came up with several different games for the kids to play. We had to make it a bit challenging for them – they were in the 8-9 age range.
The first game was Gotta Catch ‘Em All – we hid pokemon cards in the back yard. Each color coded for the individual child. They could only find there own card. If they found someone elses – they had to leave it there and couldn’t tell them. It actually worked out well.
The second game was to guess how many Caterpies were in the jar. We used 2 different types of gummy worms. The kids all came pretty close.
The third game was Pin the Tail on the Pikachu. Lisa on my team is an amazing artist and she drew a Pikachu and the tails. We made this a little challenging for the kids – it couldn’t be too easy. We spun the kids around about 10 times and had them blindfolded. It was really funny watching them wobble.
The fourth game was the Poke Race. We spilt the group into 2 teams of 6. Each had a balloon (AKA Pokeball). They had to run across the lawn with the ballon on their head and run back. They had to pop the balloon before the next person could go. These kids were so competitive.
We ended the games with a Pikachu pinata. What kid doesn’t love whacking a pinata with a baseball bat.
The kids were pooped by the end of the day. I’m sure it didn’t help that they were eating candy all afternoon and enjoying Chocolate and Vanilla Sprinkles Cupcakes.
All in all – the day was amazing…he is already talking about next years. I think there might be another event planner in the family!!
Enjoy!!
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